Soc: Man Utd, Arsenal, Porto and Lille reach last 16

AAP Sports News (Australia), December, 2006

AAP Sports News (Australia) 12-07-2006 Soc: Man Utd, Arsenal, Porto and Lille reach last 16 By Mike Collett LONDON, Dec 6 Reuters - Manchester United, Arsenal, Porto and Lille completed the lineup for the final 16 of the Champions League as the group phase of the competition ended today. United ensured their passage into the knockout phase with a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Benfica that saw them qualify along with Celtic from Group F. Benfica, who took an early lead with a blistering first half strike from Nelson, ended well beaten as Nemanja Vidic, Ryan Giggs and Louis Saha scored for United.

The Portuguese side go into the UEFA Cup. Arsenal and Porto qualified from Group G after their 0-0 draw in Portugal, but Arsenal lived...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.

Premium Content Partnership | HighBeam Research provides an in-depth online archive library of reference works.